Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Speaking yesterday in San Diego at AFCEA West, the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International, Del Toro also said the Navy and its partners need to reduce costs, optimize systems, and improve interoperability. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro had a few choice words for contractors. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

3] TINA defines cost or pricing data to mean all facts that, as of the relevant date, a prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. [4] 4] TINA is intended to “level the playing field” by providing Government negotiators the same cost or pricing data available to contractors.

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Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

It would be difficult for a typical buyer to know about the energy efficiency of every type of lightbulb including halogen, linear fluorescent and LED bulbs. Origins of sustainable public procurement The roots of sustainable public procurement have been traced to the 1992 United Nations (UN) Conference on Environment and Development.

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Sustainability Purchasing E-procurement Procurement 97

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

. #1 Use automation for touchless processing – “Touchless” means data is electronic, transactions match the first time and need no human intervention. Fully automated, touchless processes lead to better PO compliance, electronic and invoice-less processing, high first-time-match rates and more payments-on-time. . #3

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

It can also support public buyers in identifying the green or sustainable public procurement criteria that will deliver the biggest improvements measured against any chosen key performance indicator, such as CO 2 footprint, as well as support the development of robust methodologies for life-cycle costing.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

New strategies included implementing an electronic bidding platform, piloting approaches to vendor outreach for high-priority purchases, and incorporating bonus point questions for sustainability and equity in all their requests for proposals (RFPs). Open for business? What a barrier that was for so many people!”

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Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility). Please visit our website: www.cks-consulting.com/en.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

To public sector buyers, frameworks are not just tools; they are time-saving, compliance-enhancing, and value-extracting tools from previously assessed suppliers. TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) TED is the European public procurement framework journal that lists public tenders above a certain threshold, including frameworks from across the EU.

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NIH NITAAC

JUNE 1, 2021

The Act was created with one mission in mind: To speed up IT purchasing so that by the time technology got to the buyer, it wasn’t obsolete. The Act was created with one mission in mind: To speed up IT purchasing so that by the time technology got to the buyer, it wasn’t obsolete. Level the playing field on your next IT procurement.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

For example, with our support, the Dominican Republic’s procurement agency monitors all transactions in the country’s electronic procurement system in real-time using 21 automated corruption red flag risk indicators. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

EU Member States must publish their procurement notices to Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) , so we used TED data to rank the product groups by number of procurement notices, to produce a shortlist of product groups to investigate. Lifecycle stages are in gray, factors are in green, and requirements/certifications are in white.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Further information can be found here: Procurement – publishing, print and design (PPDAS) framework – 2018 – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Electronic Purchasing Card (ePC) The existing Cat B contract for the Electronic purchasing card is due to expire on 31 July 2024.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2025

Suppliers can submit tender documents through procurement portals, ensuring they upload their bids electronically, submit questions for clarification, and adhere to submission deadlines for compliance during the tender evaluation process. Your answer will depend on your business size, sector and procurement goals.

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Procureware

JANUARY 22, 2018

Where we started – manual bid management In manual systems, bid or tender responses are received via hard-copy or electronically via email, portable media, or file upload into an online site like Dropbox. Creating online forms is a new step that can be time consuming, so buyers would prefer to avoid it.

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University of Bristol

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Public buyers seeking to procure goods, services or works from the market need to process large amounts of information to choose a responsible provider offering the best possible terms on quality, cost, experience, etc. It also tends to overshadow the required groundwork and preparatory investment.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The guidance applies now to credit institutions and investment firms, in other words banks and their close relations, but also to payment providers and “electronic money institutions”. . A form arrived on my desk that required us to list some key contracts – I’m not even sure where it came from, to be honest.

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Mercell

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Negometrix will deliver the software solution, that will be used by all public authorities such as cities, provinces, ministries, hospitals, utilities and others for purchasing goods, services and supplies completely electronically. Buyers and contract managers have been relying on our platform and our expertise based on 17-year experience.

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The Procurement School

JANUARY 12, 2023

An internal communications plan will also be needed to inform buyers of the existing arrangements they should use. an electronic component that is only sold by one manufacturer, anything impacted by the current computer chip shortage, laboratory services). You’re not alone! legacy computer system support).

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Following our theoretical framework, we also expect transparency effects to unfold over time with many effects arising through the help of stakeholders – journalists picking up stories based on newly available data, buyers learning about procurement markets or bidder finding new opportunities more efficiently.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Likewise, the EU began to offer TED (Tenders electronic daily) to present non-EU companies with public sector procurement options. In addition, we provide detailed and meaningful intelligence on how to engage with public sector buyers. However, many businesses may not know where to turn when it comes to tender contracts.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Public procurement accounts for around 13-20% of global GDP , so it has the potential to be an important tool for governments to promote gender equality. Women-led businesses are currently underrepresented in public procurement awards. It can also have benefits for governments.

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ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

In addition, AP teams will need to support both Government tax systems and non-electronic invoices at the same time. As supply chains flip from a buyer to seller driven market, maximising the benefits of CTCs will remove the gaps from the process. What are the implications? But what about tax collection and reporting?

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This is achieved through the data and insights from 64 respondents who act as counsel, arbitrator and/or expert in arbitrations predominately in Australia and Asia, as well as through editorials from thought leaders. With this conflict in mind, it may fall on the tribunal to ‘tame’ the evidence. However, further encouragement is clearly needed.

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Select GCR

JULY 23, 2024

It also enhances your credibility among government buyers, signaling that your business is prepared and qualified to handle federal contracts. Whether you’re a small business looking to expand or a large corporation aiming to tap into federal contracts, understanding SAM registration is crucial. What is SAM Registration?

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Whether you are moving from legacy paper-based processes to electronic ones, or from older to newer digital processes, the following lessons learned will help you achieve alignment between agency, state and federal processes, expectations and systems. Communication. Change Management. Executive Level Project Sponsors.

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ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

Our Invoice to Pay journey start with acquiring the invoice from supplier, in whatever format they can send, from tan easy PDF email, to a fully electronic invoice. If at any stage buyer interaction is required, this is provided via a low touch email or mobile friendly interface.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

However, we have built an of out-of-the-box workflow which support the whole APIA methodology: Our Invoice to Pay journey starts with the invoice being acquired from the supplier, in whatever format they can send, from an easy PDF email, to a fully electronic invoice. If any invoice is found wanting, it will be parked or rejected.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information and a buyers guide can be found here. Devices are specified to include the Global Electronics Council’s latest EPEAT energy efficiency and environmental accreditation standards.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information and a buyers guide can be found here. Devices are specified to include the Global Electronics Council’s latest EPEAT energy efficiency and environmental accreditation standards.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It breaks the bond between Buyer and Supplier, resulting in fragile supply chains and lots of mistrust. No PO, no Pay was born to force suppliers to add PO’s to Invoices by forcing Buyers to create PO’s. So the network providers just haven’t delivered, and only further fractured the link between buyer and supplier. .

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Tracker Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

Analysing Digital Currencies Digital currency is any currency that’s only made available in electronic or digital form. From here on out, the variety of use cases depends entirely on buyer and seller preferences. Is it realistic to integrate digital currencies with Fiat or use them as an alternative?

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Scottish Government Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for projects up to £5 million can now be used by buyers to issue calls for competition. We have worked with internal and external stakeholders on the development of this collaborative DPS for use across the Scottish public sector.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Only about 20 percent of the total procurement data is readily available and searchable at the EU level through the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) portal. Public buyers have access to a comprehensive knowledge base to improve their procurement processes and outcomes.

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Public Procurement Procurement Data Quality 69

Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 19, 2025

We have enhanced the Procurement Journey and PCS pages to help supported businesses, and we are working to publish a new ministerial endorsed public sectors buyer’s guide document for supported businesses. It’s great to be back! My first vlog of 2025. So please do look out for these coming soon. So thank you for responding.

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The Procurement School

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, it is only required when a supplier will be working on a control panel or is accessing a companys electronics. Contract Management is an essential element of the procurement lifecycle as it helps to mitigate risks, ensure compliance and achieve desired outcomes. This is easier said than done and clear writing is important.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Including key elements like an executive summary, company profile, customer testimonials, scope of work, project methodology, timeline, budget overview, and terms and conditions ensure that bid proposals are thorough, professional, and persuasive. Ultimately, bid proposals play a pivotal role in securing contracts and growing your business.

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